1957 Perma reissue – cover art by James Meese

1956 Harper hardcover, re-titled by Collins for the UK hardcover that same year as Death in Grease Paint

first of his two mysteries with Howie Rook, middle-aged, over-weight former newspaperman and draws on the author’s own experience as a clown with the Ringling Brothers Circus

cover art by James Meese

October 02, 2013